Join us as we discuss what we've read this week and disagree on The Women by Kristen Hannah.

Catch up on what we're reading and hear our spoiler-filled review of The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer

Come join us while we talk about some of our autobuy authors, like Jodi Picoult, Grady Hendrix, and now Meg Shafer.

It's been too long! We're catching up on what we've read, discussing an impromptu buddy read, and looking ahead to future episodes.

Join us as we talk with instant Best Selling Author Allie Millington about her debut middle-grade novel Olivetti, what sparks her creativity, and what comes next.

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This is part one in a two-part series that discusses our favorite mysteries, thrillers, and horror stories. We also talk about similarities and differences between these three genres.

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Check out Leah's Instagram account and join Rachel's online buddy ready of A Girl Called Samson: https://www.instagram.com/family.book.nook/

Check out the books we talk about this week:

Go As a River by Shelley Read - ⁠https://amzn.to/4di3UxV

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner -⁠https://amzn.to/3JFrZkS

The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate - ⁠https://amzn.to/3xYPRxm

The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate - https://amzn.to/3Uvyagb

The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary - ⁠https://amzn.to/4dkHwnC

A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon -⁠https://amzn.to/44i7uUG

Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson - ⁠https://amzn.to/44mfLXP

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - ⁠https://amzn.to/3QesYMC

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - ⁠https://amzn.to/4bhT6xZ

Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin - ⁠https://amzn.to/3UiacVN

White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link - ⁠https://amzn.to/3JEhbDr

The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson - https://amzn.to/3w9bGcM

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories : The Secret of The Old Clock and The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene - https://amzn.to/3JMOxjB

The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - https://amzn.to/4bHQZEf

Edgar Allen Poe’s Collected Works - https://amzn.to/3WuVoGa

A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket - https://amzn.to/44sCEsM

The Cooper Kids Adventures by Frank Peretti - https://amzn.to/4bmx6Ci

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher - https://amzn.to/3y64UFD

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie - https://amzn.to/44vtAmX

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie - https://amzn.to/44suqkq

The Firm by John Grisham - https://amzn.to/3Wsmf5s

The Pelican Brief by John Grisham - https://amzn.to/3UBxwhA

Booked to Die by John Dunning - https://amzn.to/4a9XLkT

The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith - https://amzn.to/3y2TimB

The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie - https://amzn.to/3y2TimB

Deathtrap by Ira Levin - https://amzn.to/4b5O1Jz

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In this episode we spill the tea on what we've been reading this week, how unenjoyable reading has become, and what we're doing to fall in love with reading again.

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Andy's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/andy.does.books/⁠

The books we talked about in this episode

Olivetti by Allie Millington - https://amzn.to/3y6URQg

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - https://amzn.to/3QesYMC

Go As a River by Shelley Read - https://amzn.to/4di3UxV

The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate - https://amzn.to/3xYPRxm

The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary - https://amzn.to/4dkHwnC

Adventures of a South Pole Pig by Chris Kurtz - https://amzn.to/4bjjPdT

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - https://amzn.to/4bhT6xZ

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley - https://amzn.to/4dkx3sG

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston - https://amzn.to/4aVnsqj

American Gods by Neil Gaiman - https://amzn.to/4b9UYcR

Peace Like a River by Leif Enger - https://amzn.to/3Ums55E

The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz - https://amzn.to/44jmVMs

A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon -https://amzn.to/44i7uUG

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse - https://amzn.to/3JFrZkS

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner -https://amzn.to/3JFrZkS

Spook by Mary Roach - https://amzn.to/3xSNdcl

Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin - https://amzn.to/3UiacVN

Happiness For Beginners by Katherine Center - https://amzn.to/3UkObWd

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee - https://amzn.to/3xYaObL

Unsinkable by Jenni L Walsh - https://amzn.to/3UfIdGl

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - https://amzn.to/4diVgPR

The Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson - https://amzn.to/44mfLXP

White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link - https://amzn.to/3JEhbDr

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate - https://amzn.to/4dfbjOF

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang - https://amzn.to/49S1Xpj

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager - https://amzn.to/4aQXpkn

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami - https://amzn.to/4aVYd7k

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This week we're discussing what makes a book YA, what content we think should be in there, and some of our favorites.

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Rachel's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bookish.home.life/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Andy's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/andy.does.books/⁠

The books we talk about this week:

The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson - https://amzn.to/3w9bGcM

A Cricket in Times Square by George Selden - https://amzn.to/4aL0odT

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan - https://amzn.to/3UeQ8Vw

By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult - https://amzn.to/3U2UOwm

Mysterious Setting by Kazushige Abe - https://amzn.to/3xyOR2G

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - https://amzn.to/3xxPABk

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - https://amzn.to/3QbEbNU

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - https://amzn.to/4d3DL5X

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - https://amzn.to/3QewqH7

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - https://amzn.to/3QbbLnf

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien - https://amzn.to/4b3X3Gz

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume - https://amzn.to/44bad29

Go Ask Alice by Anonymous - https://amzn.to/4d4jP31

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - https://amzn.to/449wfm4

Redwall by Brian Jacques - https://amzn.to/3U5a2kB

Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin - https://amzn.to/3JpKiui

Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech - https://amzn.to/3Uadiep

Eragon by Christopher Paolini - https://amzn.to/446y9nv

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card - https://amzn.to/4aJfssB

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - https://amzn.to/3Wa0WWi

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - https://amzn.to/3QesYMC

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